Country of Practice
| USA |
66% |
| International |
18% |
|
| 1. Do you ever see prescriptions for medications
written with suffixes that do not exist for that particular medication (e.g.,
Cardizem XL instead of Cardizem LA)?
What do you do if you receive a prescription with a non-existent suffix? (Total may be > 100%)
| a. Change the suffix to match an available product with
the same directions |
32% |
| b. Change the suffix based upon the patient profile |
29% |
| c. Verify the medication with the physician |
86% |
| d. Verify the medication with the patient |
37% |
| e. Other |
7% |
|
| 2. Suffixes are often used to differentiate the
duration of action and/or how frequently a medication is to be administered
(e.g., Wellbutrin SR - BID, Wellbutrin XL - Daily). Have you ever received
a prescription with a suffix that did not correspond to the administration
schedule associated with that suffix? (e.g., Wellbutrin XL twice a day)
What do you do if you receive a prescription with a non-existent suffix? (Total may be > 100%)
| a. Change the suffix to match the directions |
5% |
| b. Change the directions to match the suffix |
2% |
| c. Make changes according to the patient profile |
14% |
| d. Verify the medication with the physician |
97% |
| e. Verify the medication with the patient |
28% |
| f. Other |
6% |
|
| 3. Have you ever received a prescription without
the suffix that would "validate" the prescribed dosing schedule?
(e.g., Cardizem 240 mg every morning rather than Cardizem CD 240 mg every
morning)
What do you do if you receive a prescription without the suffix that
"validates" the prescribed dosing schedule? (Total may be > 100%)
| a. Insert the suffix to match the directions |
28% |
| b. Make changes according to the patient profile |
24% |
| c. Verify the medication with the physician |
87% |
| d. Verify the medication with the patient |
32% |
| e. Other |
6% |
|
| 4. Do you ever see trademark suffixes written as
"stand alone" orders without the name of the medication? (e.g.,
M-Tab rather than Risperdal M-Tab)
What do you do if you receive a prescription with only the trademark
suffix? (Total may be > 100%)
| a. Verify the medication with the physician |
61% |
| b. Dispense the medication with which the suffix typically
is associated |
11% |
| c. Dispense the medication based upon the patient profile |
7% |
| d. Verify the medication with the patient |
15% |
| e. Other |
3% |
|
| 5. Have you seen the incorrect suffix attached to a medication (e.g.,
Maxair Turbuhaler or Risperdal Zydis)?
What do you do if you receive a prescription with the wrong suffix modifier? (Total may be > 100%)
| a. Verify the medication with the physician |
91% |
| b. Dispense the medication written for even though it
has a different suffix |
8% |
| c. Dispense the medication with which the suffix that
is written for typically is associated |
6% |
| d. Dispense the medication based upon the patient profile |
18% |
| e. Verify the medication with the patient |
28% |
| f. Other |
3% |
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